Siege of Taegwan

The Siege of Taegwan (505 CE) was a battle between the Korean dynasty of Goguryeo and the Chinese dynasty of Northern Wei.

History
In 505 CE, Northern Wei launched an invasion of Goguryeo in northern Korea, hoping to reconquer lands lost to the Koreans around the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Chinese built up the city of Taegwan to the north, while the Koreans built Kamchung to the south, divided by a large body of water. Kamchung was built up into a great city, and the Chinese recruited a small army of cavalry to defend their city while the Koreans built a castle and a siege workshop, allowing for them to have an army of infantry, cavalry, catapults, and war wagons, unique Korean units. The Korean army assaulted the Chinese city, with the cavalry fighting the Chinese in a cavalry battle, killing all of them before attacking the buildings. The catapults destroyed the town center before destroying the dock and several other buildings, forcing the Chinese to surrender the hard way.